Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late-night raid as manhunt continues

<p>Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/29/what-we-know-so-far-porepunkah-police-shooting-victoria-manhunt-suspect-dezi-freeman-ntwnfb">What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi Freeman</a></p></li><li><p>Report: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/28/porepunkah-suspect-used-to-spy-on-my-family-with-drones-says-former-neighbour">Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbour</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Police overnight arrested the wife of Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman, interviewing and releasing the 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy “pending further inquiries” as the manhunt in Victoria’s high country continues.</p><p>On the fourth day of the massive police operation to find Freeman, who on Tuesday morning allegedly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/27/victoria-police-shooting-update-porepunkah-alleged-suspect-gunman-bush-high-country-ntwnfb">shot and killed two police officers</a> and injured a third, police again appealed directly to the fugitive to turn himself in and bring the search to a safe end.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/29/porepunkah-raid-arrests-search-for-alleged-police-killer-dezi-freeman-continues-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>